{"paper_id":"1fe5cc86-b216-4c72-975d-19ddd5a423d0","body_text":"Case Reports: PDF Only\nUmbilical Endometriosis\n- Hiroharu H. Igawa\n- Takehiko Ohura\n- Tsuneki Sugihara\n- Masao Hosokawa\n- Ken Kawamura\n- Yukihiro Kaneko\nAnnals of Plastic Surgery 29(3):p 266-268, September 1992.\nA 41-year-old woman with umbilical endometriosis is presented. The umbilical lesion is repeatedly painful and there is a bloody discharge simultaneous with the menstrual period. Treatment of umbilical endometriosis is by excision. Hormonal therapy results in its incomplete regression. Umbilical endometriosis is a very rare disease, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of umbilical tumors.\nCopyright © Williams & Wilkins 1992. All Rights Reserved.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}